Improvement in ticket-holders



NIH J ce rd N-PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAFHER, WASHINGTON, Dv C.

HENRY WEXEL, OF PROYIDENGE, RHODE ISLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN TICKET-HOLDERS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 112,520, dated March 7, 1871.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY WEXEL, of Providence, in the county of Providence and State of `Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ticket-Holder; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification. Y

My invention relates to ticket-holders5 and p consists in a peculiar mode of combining with the cylinder and shaft a shield and spring.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 repi resents asectional end View. Fig. 2 is a sectional side view.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts A is the cylinder, which is made in two parts, divided longitudinally, and hinged togethcr, as seen at B. In `this example of my invention I place a cross-partition, C, in the U cylinder, dividing it into two compartments,

so that twosets of tickets, or tickets of diEerent kinds or amounts, may be contained thereb in; but I do not confine myself to any particular number of partitions, nor to any partition at all, as in many cases a single set or de-' scription of tickets is all that is required.

D represents the shafts; E, the scroll of tickets, which are wound upon the shafts.

The manner in which Athe scroll is drawn from theshafts is seen in Fig. 1, Where F represents the end of the scroll. G is a strap attached to the endsof the cylinder, by means of which thelatter is suspended from the shoulder of the conductor.

rI he two parts of the cylinder are each provided with a staple and hasp, by means of which they are sccurely locked together, as represented.

As the conductor goes through the car he draws out, tears off, and delivers a ticket to each passenger as he receives the fare.

The tickets being all numbered, it is read' ily seen when he makes his returns what number of tickets he is responsible for.

H is a spring, which bears upon the paper and causes sufficient friction to hold the ticket in place. I is a shield, which encircles nearly one-half of the cylinder, and projects out from the cylinder, as seen at J, to prevent damage to and aid in tearing off the protruding tickets.

By this apparatus the tickets unsold are kept in a safe and compact form, and the operation of conveying and selling the tickets and settling therefor is greatly facilitated.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent- The spring H and shield I, combined, as described, with the cylinder and shaft of a ticket-holder, for the purpose specified.

p HENRY WEXEL.

Witnesses:

BENJN. A. HoLBRooK, JosErH F. BLOOD. 

